An Interview with Shane Smith, the man behind ‘The Vice Guide to North Korea,’ on the occasion of Kim Jong-il’s auspicious 69th birthday
Hu's on first?
China has a real interest in the USA, much like a loan shark has an interest in his clients staying healthy.
Welcoming Hu Jintao
This week, President Obama, the 2009 Nobel Prize winner, will wine and dine the jailer of Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Prize winner.
10 questions with Jackie Gingrich Cushman - TheDC
Cushman is the editor of the new book, ‘The Essential American: A Patriot’s Resource’
Punting or surrender?
Americans are tired of cowardly politicians. They are tired of being lied to, of having polls say one thing and do quite the opposite. They are hungry for real leaders–leaders who mean what they say and say what they mean
Havel speech anniversary worth noting
The irony in anniversaries is that they are often remembered more for what they forebode for the future than what they tell us about the past. The last few years have brought us many important Cold War hallmarks—first the 25th anniversary of President Reagan’s “Evil Empire” speech and then the twentieth anniversaries of “tear down this wall,” the actual fall of the wall, and the opening of the Brandenburg Gate.